"renewed emphasis on plate discipline"?

In the last paragraph of his most recent column, Bill Shaikin of the Times refers to the Angels' "renewed emphasis on plate discipline." Has anyone heard or read anything about this before now?

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who cares where it came from?

we have more walks than Ks right now! let’s roll with it!

although, we’re also the only Cactus League team without a homer right now… that kinda sucks.

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Feb 28, 2009 8:01 PM PST reply actions

Especially since the ball jumps in AZ

I guess I already used my Manny bomb for the month?

by hauldog on Feb 28, 2009 8:05 PM PST up reply actions

yeah but our park is huge

and if not for 1 or 2 great defensive plays, Woody would have 2 HRs right now.

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Feb 28, 2009 9:23 PM PST up reply actions

Tempe Diablo Stadium dimensions

340 to LF, 360 to RF, and 420 to CF. Crazy big.

I can see October from Arizona!

by Rally Manatee on Mar 1, 2009 5:20 PM PST up reply actions

looks like someone notified the prospects that the club is devoid of OBP

and they all see a way to make the squad

by ihearhowie2.0 on Feb 28, 2009 10:24 PM PST reply actions

Let's just hope that they retain their high OBP's after they make the team

and that they don’t pull a Sasha Vujacic and revert back to sucking after they get their major league contract (Laker fans should understand my point).

by Chzburger Jones on Mar 1, 2009 2:00 AM PST reply actions

That comment...

…implies that at some point there WAS an emphasis on discipline at the plate. And I’m not sure I’m buying that at all.

(Not that I’m not glad to see it).

I see red people

by The Limey on Mar 1, 2009 2:53 AM PST reply actions

BTW, Limey:

1-0 over Real Madrid, SANS Gerrard, amazing!

but…

0-2 just 3 days later to Middlesbrough? WTF?

by Stirrups on Mar 2, 2009 10:43 PM PST up reply actions

I know what those words mean independent of one another

but in that sequence, I have no idea what the hell you or this post is talking about.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Mar 1, 2009 5:41 AM PST reply actions

im not sure where youre getting confused by it

seems fairly straight forward

by ihearhowie2.0 on Mar 1, 2009 9:13 AM PST up reply actions

Sarcasm?

I guess I already used my Manny bomb for the month?

by hauldog on Mar 1, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions

There's always one...

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Mar 2, 2009 2:28 AM PST up reply actions

there’s a renewed emphasis on plate discipline. In other words, the plate discipline has a renewed emphasis. Or they’re emphasizing the plate discipline in a new way. Or the plate emphasis is newly disciplined. Or, ahh nevermind.

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Mar 1, 2009 9:31 AM PST up reply actions

Or rather, Carlos Quentin

Put his bat on the ball, whereupon it lofted into the air and found its way to Center Field, where Torii Hunter put his glove in the air and caught it, thus putting Quentin out.

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Mar 1, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

what happened?

gameday quit out on me

That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey

by anaheim angels on Mar 1, 2009 1:52 PM PST up reply actions

He flew out.

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Mar 1, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions

to where?

That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey

by anaheim angels on Mar 8, 2009 12:24 AM PST up reply actions

My wife can tell you about plate discipline...

“…cut your meat with the fork in your left hand and the knife in your right…peas are not meant to be eaten "with a knife…put your napkin in your lap…your celery stick ‘walrus fangs’ are NOT funny…blah blah blah…”

Plate discipline…I hate plate discipline…

by sothball on Mar 1, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions

Lifelong hackers (e.g. Hatcher)

Has one ever changed his ways AFTER coaching for a good while?

by cj1646 on Mar 1, 2009 7:10 AM PST reply actions

Walks and Strikeouts since 2002

year bb-rank so-rank
2002 462-11 805-14
2003 476-9 838-14
2004 450-14 942-14
2005 447-9 848-13
2006 486-9 914-11
2007 507-9 883-12
2008 481-12 987-11

They went pretty wild with the K’s last year, but the walks have been right in the same kind of range all along; 450 to 500 BB’s per annum.

by Downing Rules on Mar 2, 2009 2:41 PM PST reply actions

What's interesting to note is

that in a 7 year span, our strikeout total has fluctuated across a rather wide range (almost a 200 K differential), and yet our league rank always stays somewhat stagnant…which basically means that the LEAGUE as a whole has had vast fluctuations from year to year that we have perfectly followed with.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Mar 2, 2009 3:06 PM PST up reply actions